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Aircraft Safety

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Managing Control Upsets

Mission:
To increase airplane tolerance to accidental faults and reduce single aircraft failures.

The project draws expertise from Louisiana State University, University of New Orleans and University of Louisiana at Lafayette and proposes to develop a collaborative effort with NASA researchers to create technologies that significantly advance the goals of the Aviation Safety Program (AvSP).

This project supports the goals of NASA's Single Aircraft Accident Prevention (SAAP) program by addressing the two most important causes for single airplane failure, namely loss of control and controlled flight into terrain which, according to FAA statistics, account for more than 50% of fatal accidents worldwide.